Vocab Lesson 12

Abhor

(v) to feel hatred or disgust toward something; to loathe; to reject vehemently.

Congeniality

(n) compatibility; friendliness; agreeableness; pleasantness.

Cynic

(n) a person who believes that people act only from selfish motives; a scornful person.

Dupe

(n) a person easily tricked or deceived; (v) to deceive someone.

Extrovert

(n) a person who is outgoing and interested in others.

Gaudy

(adj) tastelessly cheap and showy; flashy.

Intimate

(adj) characterizing one's deepest nature; very close association; (n) a close personal friend.

Jovial

(adj) full of playful good humor; genial and jolly.

Quota

(n) an allotment; a proportional share; a maximum number.

Tycoon

(n) a powerful business person or industrialist; magnate.

host

Enemy, stranger.

init

To begin, enter upon.

jur, jus, judic

Law, right, judgment.

juven

Young.

labor

Work.

lat

Lateral, side; wide.

laud

Praise.

leg

Law.

lev

To make light, to lift.

liber

Free.